Judge indicates she may delay Trump trial on charges he hid classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
A federal judge in Florida indicated Wednesday that she may delay the start of the classified documents trial of Donald Trump, pointing to the other criminal cases the former president is facing as well as the mounds of evidence his attorneys need to review.
Trump’s trial on charges that he hid classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and obstructed government efforts to get them back is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024.
But U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon appeared ready to side with Trump’s attorneys in their request to postpone the trial, saying she “has a hard time seeing how realistically this (current schedule) would work” even as prosecutors pushed her to keep the scheduled start date.
The classified documents case filed by special counsel Jack Smith’s team is one of four Trump is facing that could go to trial next year. Another federal case, also brought by Smith and charging him with scheming to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, is scheduled for trial in March in Washington.
"Let's delay the case" says the unqualified Trump appointed judge who should have recused herself.
The system should not rely on judges with a conflict of interest to recuse themselves. A judge that was appointed by the defendant just shouldnt be allowed to preside over that case. Period.
It's amazing how much of our government relies on the assumption that government officials will do the right thing. Turns out, it just took one con-man to blatantly just not give a fuck and the whole checks and balances thing fell completely apart.
Aye, Andrew Jackson really got one over on the supreme court with those natives. America's been an illegitimate farce for nearly two centuries now.
That’s why I don’t care if the trial gets delayed. It won’t be fair or meaningful anyway.
In fact, I hope she delays it long enough that it isn’t done until after the election. I’d rather Trump didn’t have a legal win to brag about.
Good point. Although it will almost certainly be appealed either way and all these cases will end in the Supreme Court. Increasingly it's looking like our current system of government will be on the line in the next election and we will either spin into dictatorship or hopefully end Trump's political career. A more confident voter would want Trump as the Republican candidate as it is likely he will hurt all Republican candidates. I'm not a more confident voter.